ZAGREB, April 8 (Hina) - A Croatian delegation headed by Premier Zlatko Matesa on Tuesday travelled to the United States where they are to be present at the funeral of the U.S. Commerce Secretary, Ronald Brown.
ZAGREB, April 8 (Hina) - A Croatian delegation headed by Premier
Zlatko Matesa on Tuesday travelled to the United States where they
are to be present at the funeral of the U.S. Commerce Secretary,
Ronald Brown. #L#
The commemoration will be held on Wednesday in the Washington
Cathedral, after which Brown is to be buried at the Arlington
military cemetery near Washington.
Brown lost his life on April 3 in an aircraft accident near
the Dubrovnik airport. 35 persons were killed among whom were 33
U.S. citizens and 2 Croatian citizens.
The mortal remains of the Commerce Secretary and the 32 U.S.
officials and businessmen were on Saturday transported by airplane
to the Dover military airport in Delaware, where it was met
President Clinton and Vice-President Al Gore.
The Croatian delegation consisted of the Croatian Economy
Minister, Davor Stern and the Deputy Foreign Minister, Ivan
Simonovic.
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